Freight-car.



PATENTE-JD DEG. 24, 1907.

W. H.NUNAMAGHER.

- FREIGHT CAR.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1907.

NVENTOR o WILLIAM H. NUNAMAOHER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Y FREIGHT-CAR.

No. creeis.

To all whomy it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I-I. NUNA- 'MAoiiEia a citizen of the United States, residi-ng in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Freight-(lars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pei'- tains to make, construct, and use the same.

In the present construction of box cars,

ent-ire reliance vis place/l upon. the frame work of the car to prevent distortion and the breaking` out of the ends ofthe car, duc to the shifting of the load. It frequently happens in shunting cars laden with dressed lumber, heavy package freight, and the like, that when such ear is suddenly stopped, as com# ing in contact with another car, or with the bumper at the end of the side track, the mo* mentuni of the lumber, package freight and l the like, is such that it will shift longitudinally of the car and break through the end,

while frequently this sliding motion of the freight, if insuilicient to break the end of the car, will so rack the frame as to necessitate the sending of the car to the repair shop` Where it is frequently out of commission of from two weeks to two months,

My 4invention has for its object, to so.

strengthen and brace the frame work of the car that the above named dilliculties will be completely obviated, and whilel my improvements are of such a nature as to make them readily applicable to new cars, yet they can as readily be applied toccars already in use. In carrying out my invention, l make use of the stiuctures illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show merely the essential timber work of the car, omitting the side trusses and braces usually present.

' The improvement consists in the series of metallic braces in connection with a sheetnietal car end. y

Figure 1 illustrates a top plan4 view ofthe frame Work of a car illustrating the roof brace and end wall "braces.l Fig. 2 is 4a. side view of the. saine. fflfi'gf is a longitudinal Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line y-fjffloiflfig. ,1.,I and Fig. 5 is a side view of the darlineliereinafter referred to.

Similar letters of referd ings.

As above stated, only the essential ele- 1 feier, te iik@ parts throughout. the speciii and drawv Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed September ll. 1907- Serial No. 392,271.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

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' The elements thus described are of the usual and ordinary construction.

I have omitted from the drawings the other wooden braces which are usually pres# ent in the frame work of a box car, the omission being for the purpose of clearness.

Completely spaniiii'ig the end of the car from the top chord to the sills and from side to side, is the large sheet-metal plate 8, located inside of the end timbers, and secured iii position bymeans of bolts. Running diagonalliY on cach side of the car between the upperl end of the corner post 5 and the lower end of the door janib 2, is the metallic brace 9,l the upper eiid of which is bent around and extends between the upper corners of the plate S Aand the end chord 7,`as clearly shown i'ii Fig. 1. The lower end of the brace 9 extends beneath the sill 3 and is lapped aroundthe under side and bolted in position.

Connecting the lower edge of the plate 8 with the longitudinal. car'sills is the angle bar 10, ruiming completely across' the lower edge of the plate and-the car sills. llie angle y plate 10 is rigidly secured to the plate 8 and to the car sills 3 and 4 by means of bolts or rivets 11 as shown.

Extending across between the end posts 5 is the end girth 12 located at the samelieight as the girths 6. Outside of the girth 12 I locate the tension. bar 13, the ends of whicli'lap around the corners of the car as illustrated in Fig. 3, and are secured to the girths- G by means of the bolts 14. The middle portion of the tension bar 1.3 is cambered away from the girth 12 and between such bar and the girth 12, I locate the strut 15. In this manner, I form a very rigid truss for the middle portion f of the'end of .'he car.

Between the plate 8 under the end girth 12, locate the middleportion of the long U- i shaped brace 16, the ariiis N,of which. extend 4along on the inside of the girth 6 with their extremities lapped around the door jambs 2 towliich they are secured by-.nieans of bolts.

located midway of the car body, I provideA page of. the car arid the inertia of the load are eiectually resisted by the two braces 9 and 16.

' In order to forman eil'ective' brace for the upper end chord 7, I provide'the following structure: Between the' upper chords 1 and the tubular carline 17 clearly shown in crosssection in Fig. 4. This earline is made from sheet metal rolled up so as to form the lower tubular compression member 18, with the iin .members 19 shaped to conform substanl tiall `with the inc ines of the-roof. Portions of t e lins 19 are cnt down Aand bent outward'ly as at 20 to receive the longitudinalroof timbers 21 The ends of the carline are -splayed outwardly so as to lie parallel with t le to'p chord and are secured to such top chords by means of the eye-bolts 22. Runni diagonally from the eye-bolts 22 to the mi dle of the end top chord 7 are the .diagonal braces 23, the forward ends of such rods running through castings 24 and 25, which have inclined faces, l'xerpendicular to the axis of lsuch rods 23, so that nuts 26 may be thread- 'ed u on the rods 23 and form an easy means of .at justing the tension in such rods. Without the diagonal brace 23, there might be a tendency for the top chord to fractureunder heavy stresses; the braces 23, however, bein f connected from each end of the car to the middle to the top chords will electuall y obviate this tendency.

In Figs. 1 2 and 3, I'h'ave illustrated about half ofthe car frame. It will be understood, however, that the braces,.end plate and tension members are to be applied to the opposite end of the car in the same manner as illustrated, so .that both ends of the car will be braced alike.

- Changes may be made in the form el structure of the several braces to suit the diile'rcnt conditions under which they are used; for example, the carline 17 may be of any other structure than 'that illustrated, as a plain cross piece of. timber to act as a spreader to prevent the two to) cl'iords from drawing together under 'the longitudinal strain produced by the rods 23. Again, the U-shapcd braces 16 may bc divided and extend only from the end girth 12 to the jalgnb 2, the outer end being bent around beneath the plate S for a short distance u )on the girth 12. 'lhe plate 8 is ofsubstantla-l thicknessand being of tough steel, will not fracture under the heavy-strains to which car ends are subjected, while the diagonal braces f serves to revent any racking or distortion of i ne car rame.

It will be seen that braces and end plates are as readily applicable to cars in present use as to newcars.

1. In a box car, the combination with the top and end chords andthe sills 'of the car body, of a metallicl end plate spanning the end of said bodyand secured tosaid chords and sills.

2.. In a bex car, the combination with the timbers of the car body, of a metallic plate secured within the car to the end timbers, and diagonal metallic braces extending from upper corners of said plate to the side s1 s.

3. In a box car, the combination with the corner posts, end and side sills of a ear body, of a metallic plate covering the end of the car, and secured to said posts and sills, and a pair of metal .braces secured to the upper corners of said plate and extending diagonally and secured to said side sills respee-y i tively.

. 4. In a device of the class describech'the combination with'the side and end sills and top end chord oa -car body, of a metallic end plate within said body and secured ,to said sills and to) chord, a pair of tension braces connecte at their upper ends respectively to the upper corners of said plate and extending diagonally downward and secured to the side sills approximately midway of their length.

-5. In a device of the class described, the combination with the usual timbers lof a car body, of' a metallic plate secured to and covering the end of' said body upon its inside, a metallic lbrace secured at one end to the door jamb'of the car body, and extending )arallel with the side girth of said bedyand viaving its opposite end secured between the end girth and said metallic plate.A

6. In adcvice of the class described', the combination with side and end sills, the top 'end chord, and the side and end girths of a ear body, of a metallic plate'covering the inside end of said body, a pair of diagonal metal braces connecting the upper corners of said plate and said side sills approximately midway of their length, and a U-shaped brace 115 having the arms thereof secured to the side girths and its -lniddle portion. secured between said plate and the end girth.

7. ln a box car, the combination with the usual timbers ol the car body including the upper side and end chords, cfa metallic late located-within and secured to the end o said Ibody, a carhne located mldway of and secured to said upper side chords, andl a air of metallic tension braces secured Iat tieir inner ends tofthe ends of said earline respectively, and their opposite ends secured to said plate and upper end chord.

8. In a box car, the combination with the usual timbers of the car body including the upper side and end chords, of a metallic plate located within and securechto the end of said body, a carline located midway of and secured to saidwupper side chords, and a pair of metallic tension braces secured at their inner ends to the ends of said carline respectively, their opposite ends secured to Said plate and upper ehd chord and means for adjusting the tension el said braces.

9. In a box car, the combination with the usual timbers of a1, car body, of means for strengtheningr the end ol' said body, comprising a metallic plate covering,r and secured to the end of said body upon the inside, a pair of tension braces extending diagmially from the upper corners of said plate to approximately the middle oli the side sills, a

, U-sha ed brace having its arms secured to thev si e girths and door posts and its central portionlocated between and secured lto said plate and the end girth, ,a carline located midway of and secured to the upper side chords and a pair oftension braces connecting the ends of said carline with the middle of the upper end chord.

' 10. In a box car, the combination with'the 'usual timbers of a car body, of means for l strengthenlng the end ot sald body, com-l prising a metallic plate covering and secured to the end ot said body upon the inside, a pair olt tension braces extending,r diagonally 'from the upper corners of said plate to approximately the middle of the side sills; a U-sl'iapedbrace having; its arms secured to the side ,uirths and door posts and its central portion located between and secured to said plate and the end girth, a carline located midway oli and secured to the upper side chords, and a pair of tension braces connecting the ends ol said carline with the middle of the upper end chord and means for adjusting the tension ol said tension braces.

l1. ln a box car, the combination with the end posts andgirthol a car body, of ametallic plate spanning the end of said body, and se cured to said girth, of a brace for said plate comprising a cambered tension member haviner its ends secured to said posts and a strut between its middler portion and said end girth. 'llns specilicatxon slgned and witnessed this 3rd day of September, 1907.

WILLIAM H. NUNAMACHER.

Witi iesses:

Aonnc LILLIAN NUNAMAGHER, FREDERICK TnnossELL. 

